Berkovići

Berkovići (Serbian Cyrillic: Берковићи) is a village and municipality located in southern Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 2,114 inhabitants.

Berkovići
Берковићи
Village and municipality
Berkovići
Location of Berkovići within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates: 43°05′41″N 18°09′52″E
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Republika Srpska
Geographical regionHerzegovina
Government
 • Municipal mayorNenad Abramović (SDS)
Area
 • Total249.69 km2 (96.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Total2,114
 • Density8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)59
Websitewww.opstinaberkovici.com

Geography

The municipality is located in the westernmost part of East Herzegovina.[1]

History

The municipality was created in 1995, after the Bosnian War, out of the Republika Srpska-controlled portions of the pre-war municipality of Stolac (now in Federation of B&H).[2]

Settlements

Aside from the town of Berkovići, the municipality includes the following settlements:

  • Bitunja
  • Brštanik
  • Dabrica
  • Hatelji
  • Ljubljenica
  • Ljuti Do
  • Meča
  • Predolje
  • Poplat
  • Strupići
  • Selišta
  • Suzina
  • Šćepan Krst
  • Trusina
  • Žegulja

Berkovići also contains parts of the following settlements:

  • Barane
  • Burmazi
  • Do
  • Hodovo
  • Hrgud

Demographics

Population
Population of settlements – Berkovići municipality
Settlement 1938. 1953. 1961. 1971. 1981. 1991. 2013.
Total 2,573 3,166 2,114
1 Berkovići 747 749 651 159 230
2 Hatelji 468 409
3 Ljuti Do 316 233
4 Meča 88 300

Ethnic composition
Serbian Orthodox Church in Ljuti Dol
Landscape from Berkovići
Ethnic composition – Berkovići town
2013 1991. 1981. 1971.
Total 240 (100,0%) 159 (100,0%) 651 (100,0%) 749 (100,0%)
Serbs 238 (99,17%) 147 (97,484%) 611 (93,856%) 744 (100,0%)
Croats 2 (0,83%) 1 (0,154%) 1 (0,134%)
Bosniaks 4 (2,516%) 4 (0,614%)
Yugoslavs 33 (5,069%)
Other 2 (0,307%) 2 (0,267%)
Montenegrins 1 (0,134%)
Macedonians 1 (0,134%)
Ethnic composition – Berkovići municipality
2013
Total 2,114 (100,0%)
Serbs 1,942 (91,86%)
Bosniaks 159 (7,52%)
Croats 11 (0,52%)
Others 2 (0,09%)

Economy

The municipality is underdeveloped and much of the economic activity is agricultural.

See also

References
  1. Lojović, Milimir; Gnjato, Obren (2016). "The old village in Eastern Herzegovina and possibilities of their revitalization". Demografija (13): 353–373. ISSN 1820-4244. 1820-42441613353L.
  2. "O Berkovićima". Opština Berkovici (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-01-18.
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